The UAB Blazers are considered as the "new kids on the gridiron block" in NCAA Division I-A, as the University of Alabama at Birmingham's football program was only established in 1991 and only was a member of Conference USA in 1999. A member of CUSA's East Division, the Blazers was originally playing as an indepent team for eight years. In its first two years, UAB was classified as an NCAA Division III school, moving notches higher in 1993 as a Division I-AA school before finally being classified as a I-A (or known recently as FBS) school in 1996. The Blazers has yet to capture a conference title and has thus far only appeared in a single postseason Bowl game (a Hawaii Bowl defeat against the host school in 2004).
Aside from the Conference USA championship and the Bowl trophies, the Blazers are also after another trophy, ‘The Bones’ trophy, which the UAB must dispute over rival team the University of Memphis Tigers. The game takes place every year, and changes venues alternately between Birmingham's Legion Field and Memphis' Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Although the Bones trophy only came to play in 2006, the battle between rivals has began since 1997, and as of 2006, UAB leads the series at 7-2.
UAB Blazers 2008 Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown (Prev School)
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| 1 | Rashaud Slaughter | Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 185 | JR/2L | Adamsville, Ala. (Minor HS)
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| 2 | Jae Fitzgerald | Running Back | 5-11 | 195 | RS FR/RS | Dalzell, S.C. (Crestwood H.S.)
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| 4 | Brandon Carlisle | Defensive Back | 5-10 | 180 | JR/2L | Auburn, Ala. (Auburn High School)
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| 5 | Joe Webb | Quarterback | 6-4 | 220 | JR/2L | Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah)
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| 7 | Frantrell Forrest | Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 195 | SO/1L | Mobile, Ala. (Shaw H.S.)
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| 8 | Marquis Coleman | Defensive Back | 6-1 | 185 | RS FR/RS | Chester, S.C. (Chester H.S.)
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| 9 | Anthony Speight | Quarterback | 6-3 | 205 | SO/1L | Bessemer, Ala. (Jess Lanier HS)
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| 10 | Bryan Ellis | Quarterback | 6-2 | 200 | RS FR/RS | Byron, Ga. (Peach County H.S.)
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| 11 | Mario Wright | Wide Receiver | 6-5 | 205 | SO/1L | Birmingham, Ala. (Minor HS)
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| 12 | Cameron Cowart | Quarterback | 6-3 | 205 | SR/TR | Weston, Fla. (West Virginia Wesleyan)
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| 13 | Keon Harris | Linebacker | 5-11 | 200 | FR/HS | LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange H.S.)
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| 14 | Rodney Bivens Jr. | Quarterback | 6-0 | 195 | SR/2L | Tuscaloosa, Ala. (North Alabama)
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| 15 | Sylvester Mencer | Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 185 | SR/3L | Birmingham, Ala. (Midfield HS)
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| 16 | Sterling Wimbish | Quarterback | 5-11 | 155 | SO/SQ | Dothan, Ala. (Northview HS)
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| 17 | Jeff Witt | Defensive Back | 5-11 | 170 | RS FR/RS | Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle HS)
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| 18 | Will Dunbar | Defensive Back | 6-1 | 195 | SR/3L | Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside High School)
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| 19 | Ugonna Amarikawa | Defensive Back | 6-0 | 180 | RS FR/RS | Houston, Texas (Hightower H.S.)
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| 20 | Jimmie Blair | Running Back | 6-1 | 200 | RS FR/RS | Jacksonville, N.C. (Lejeune H.S.)
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| 21 | Kevin Sanders | Defensive Back | 5-11 | 185 | SR/3L | Pell City, Ala. (Pell City High School)
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| 22 | Mike Jones | Wide Receiver | 6-1 | 180 | SO/1L | Nashville, Tenn. (Hunters Lane H.S.)
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| 23 | Antoine Powers | Wide Receiver | 5-5 | 165 | SR/1L | Hazel Green, Ala. (Hazel Green HS)
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| 24 | Cameron Thompson | Wide Receiver | 6-6 | 185 | RS FR/RS | Little Rock, Ark. (J.A. Fair HS)
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| 24 | Trey Ragland | Kicker | 5-11 | 175 | RS FR/RS | Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville, Ala.)
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| 25 | Brock Ferguson | Defensive Back | 6-2 | 200 | SO/1L | Montgomery, Ala. (Sidney Lanier HS)
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| 26 | Justin Smart | Cornerback | 5-11 | 175 | SO/SQ | Atlanta, Ga. (Shiloh HS)
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| 26 | Justin Brooks | Running Back | 5-11 | 215 | SO/TR | Dothan, Ala. (Troy Univ.)
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| 27 | Michael McRae | Defensive Back | 5-11 | 175 | SO/1L | Sarasota, Fla. (Booker HS)
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| 30 | Aaron Thomas | Defensive Back | 5-10 | 185 | FR/HS | Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS)
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| 33 | Mike Tashman | Linebacker | 6-0 | 210 | SO/1L | Hoover, Ala. (U.S. Military Prep)
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| 36 | Paul Schoolar | Wide Receiver | 6-1 | 205 | JR/SQ | Jemison, Ala. (Jemison HS)
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| 37 | Emmanuel Allen | Running Back | 5-9 | 195 | SO/TR | Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Univ. of Tennessee)
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| 38 | Dexter Barnett | Running Back | 5-10 | 175 | SO/1L | Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS)
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| 40 | Jim Mitchell | Running Back | 5-10 | 185 | JR/1L | Lawrenceville, Ga. (Presbyterian College)
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| 42 | Ferson Stafford | Defensive Back | 5-9 | 170 | RS FR/RS | Phenix City, Ala. (Central HS)
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| 43 | Matt Taylor | Defensive Back | 5-11 | 185 | SR/3L | Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain High School)
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| 44 | Kyle Roget | Linebacker | 6-1 | 235 | JR/JC | Arlington, Texas (Tyler JC)
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| 44 | Caleb Dyck | Running Back | 5-10 | 215 | RS FR/SQ | Dothan, Ala. (Dothan)
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| 45 | B.J. Steed | Linebacker | 6-1 | 230 | JR/2L | Sioux City, Iowa (West (Iowa) High School)
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| 46 | Terry Thomas | Linebacker | 6-1 | 230 | SR/1L | Bessemer, Ala. (Lawson State)
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| 47 | Rowdy Wade | Defensive Back | 6-2 | 215 | JR/SQ | Parrish, Ala. (Parrish HS)
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| 48 | Willie Prince | Fullback | 5-10 | 180 | /HS | Alabaster, Ala. (Thompson HS)
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| 49 | Bradley Dukes | Linebacker | 6-0 | 218 | SO/SQ | Fort Payne, Ala. (Fort Payne HS)
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| 49 | Cornelius Murrell | Running Back | 5-8 | 180 | JR/SQ | Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Pleasant Grove HS)
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| 49 | Dukes Bradley | Linebacker | 6-0 | 218 | SO/SQ | Fort Payne, Ala. (Fort Payne HS)
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| 51 | Joe Henderson | Linebacker | 6-2 | 220 | SR/3L | Birmingham, Ala. (John Carroll High School)
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| 53 | Jake Seitz | Offensive Line | 6-2 | 290 | JR/2L | Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills High School)
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| 54 | Jordan Wilczewski | Linebacker | 6-3 | 240 | RS FR/RS | Montgomery, Ala. (Sidney Lanier HS)
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| 55 | Terence Edge | Offensive Line | 6-4 | 295 | SO/1L | Atlanta, Ga. (Tri-Cities HS)
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| 56 | Ryan Roget | Offensive Line | 6-3 | 285 | JR/JC | Arlington, Texas (Tyler JC)
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| 59 | Sean Dailey | Defensive Line | 6-3 | 245 | RS FR/RS | Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville HS)
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| 60 | Nick Haddad | Snapper | 5-10 | 205 | SR/SQ | Atlanta, Ga. (St. Pius X HS)
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| 62 | Jeff Hamby | Snapper | 6-1 | 205 | SR/3L | Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills High School)
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| 63 | Willie Thompson | Offensive Line | 6-6 | 295 | JR/2L | Louisville, Ga. (Jefferson County High School)
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| 64 | Greg Calhoun | Offensive Line | 6-5 | 300 | RS FR/RS | Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell HS)
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| 67 | Joseph Waller | Offensive Line | 6-4 | 290 | SO/1L | Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville HS)
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| 68 | Adam Hollifield | Offensive Line | 6-3 | 300 | SO/1L | Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS)
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| 71 | Matt McCants | Offensive Line | 6-7 | 295 | SO/1L | Mobile, Ala. (Williamson H.S.)
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| 72 | Logan Creel | Offensive Line | 6-5 | 290 | SO/1L | Loganville, Ga. (Grayson H.S.)
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| 73 | Caleb Thomas | Offensive Line | 6-3 | 290 | RS FR/RS | Decatur, Ala. (Decatur H.S.)
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| 75 | Daniel Seahorn | Offensive Line | 6-2 | 300 | JR/JC | Houston, Texas (Tyler JC)
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| 81 | Cory Powers | Tight End | 6-5 | 245 | RS FR/RS | Auburndale, Fla. (Auburndale HS)
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| 82 | Justin Johnson | Wide Receiver | 6-3 | 195 | SO/1L | Dothan, Ala. (Northview HS)
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| 83 | Brandon Heath | Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 195 | SR/SQ | Atlanta, Ga. (Maryville College)
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| 84 | Zach Lankford | Tight End | 6-4 | 250 | JR/2L | Dacula, Ga. (Dacula High School)
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| 86 | Jeffrey Anderson | Tight End | 6-3 | 255 | SO/1L | Selma, Ala. (Southside HS)
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| 87 | Bryant Turner | Defensive End | 6-2 | 250 | SO/1L | Daphne, Ala. (Daphne H.S.)
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| 88 | Julian Smith | Halfback | 6-2 | 245 | SO/SQ | Birmingham, Ala. (Erwin HS)
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| 89 | Darryl Harris | Wide Receiver | 5-10 | 170 | SO/1L | Bessemer, Ala. (Jess Lanier HS)
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| 90 | Joe Happe | Defensive Line | 6-4 | 250 | JR/2L | Canton, Ga. (Cherokee HS)
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| 91 | Tim Davis | Defensive Line | 6-0 | 260 | SO/1L | Apopka, Fla. (Apopka H.S.)
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| 94 | Swayze Waters | Placekicker | 6-0 | 180 | SR/3L | Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Prep)
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| 95 | Richard Carter | Defensive End | 6-4 | 240 | SR/3L | Lovejoy, Ga. (Lovejoy High School)
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| 97 | D.J. Reese | Defensive Line | 6-4 | 280 | FR/HS | Daphne, Ala. (Daphne HS)
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| 98 | Adam Arthur | Defensive Line | 6-2 | 260 | RS FR/RS | San Antonio, Texas (Reagan HS)
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| 99 | Jerrickus Speights | Defensive Tackle | 6-5 | 255 | SR/3L | Gardendale, Ala. (Gardendale High School)
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